'We have some of the best and brightest people in the world working daily to bring positive advancements and innovations,' writes NAIA_NL executive director Jamie Baker.
'The sector provides upwards of 1,000 jobs on the production and processing side, not to mention the countless other jobs in every service and supply area from technology to trucking to telecommunications to you name it'The grand opening of Grieg Seafoods in Marystown, where salmon are being raised in 14 huge tanks. - Barb Dean-SimmonsA recent letter writer asked a very important question: Why does N.L.
Here in N.L., we currently sit at 10 per cent food security, which is very concerning. Sustainable and reasonable growth of finfish and shellfish farming in the province can double that number to 20 per cent all by itself in the near future. All while creating little impact on the environment and positive impacts on the rural economy.
The impacts on our people are equally positive. After a difficult year affected by COVID in 2020, last year the sector rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, producing just under 20,000 tonnes of shellfish and finfish worth nearly a quarter billion dollars – and those dollars do not include any of the value-added work being done.
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